Chapter 211

"Oh, Ping'er is so good."

Li Zhiguo picked the person up and casually took out a few candies and put them in the girl's hand.

Li'er is not at home. He is in the last year of kindergarten, also known as the preschool class, and will go to elementary school in the second half of the year.

"I came to see Xueru. She went to the neighborhood committee, so I wanted to come over for a drink.

I just ran into your sister at the intersection outside. She was with her two little girls and they were almost fainting from hunger. They were eating steamed bread in the canteen. "

"Huizhi is here again. Will she ever stop?"

Xu Huizhen finally softened her heart and said after thinking for a while: "Those two girls are fine!"

"It's okay, but he's thin, so he feels light when I hold him."

Li Zhiguo kissed Xu Jingping when he was young, because it would be difficult to kiss him when he grew up.

"Alas, my family doesn't have much food. We have to rely on millet porridge to survive until the end of the month."

Xu Huizhen was also in a dilemma. Even though there was a small canteen in front of her, she had to give food coupons to buy staple foods. That was out of the question.

Her relatives at the winery were also unable to sell grain, as sorghum was under control and winemaking was planned.

"No, your family is eating millet porridge? Why didn't Lao Cai tell me about this? Lao He should also deal in some grain!"

Li Zhiguo was stunned for a moment. He had food in his hands, but he only took care of his own family and never asked about this side.

"Brother, no, my second brother is also in trouble right now. He has some surplus food to take back home. My second sister-in-law still needs money for her studies. I can't ask him for help. Even if the food supply at home is tight, we can still get by.

I just don’t have any extra to give to Huizhi, and I can’t even save a few pounds.”

Xu Huizhen has two girls in her family. They are young and have a low food ration. Now she is pregnant, so the food is not enough.

"Ping'er, go inside and play."

Li Zhiguo put the girl down. Some things cannot be said to her face. Don't underestimate these children. They are smart, but they can also be talkative.

After Ping'er left, he whispered, "I have food. I'll send you 50 kilograms of flour later. Hide it well. The cellar is not safe either."

"Ah! Brother, where did you get the food? Did you buy it on the black market? White flour is now several yuan a pound. Even if I have money, I don't dare to buy it."

Xu Huizhen is a businessman and is well-informed. The price of grain on the black market is shockingly high. Corn flour costs three yuan per pound, and white flour costs five yuan.

In order to save their lives, some people will buy it. Which is more important, life or money? But her family has not reached that point yet.

"It's not from the black market. I'll deliver it to you when the time comes. Just keep it. I'm your brother, and I'm saving it for my sister."

Li Zhiguo did not explain or mention the money. He earned back the extra money in the future.

"Hey! No wonder Chen Xueru is so devoted to you, brother, you like to cheat others, but not your own people.

It's agreed that I am your sister, so remove the word "brother" and let Lao Cai be your younger sister."

Xu Huizhen knew that she had done the right thing by running over to cry last time. Now, the crying child gets the food.

"Well, Brother Cai was demoted."

Li Zhiguo looked at his watch and decided to go have a drink.

Xu Huizhen was also very perceptive and said quickly, "I can't find Huizhi. Please bring her ten kilograms of mixed flour and a hundred yuan. It should be enough for her to get through this month and live after the wheat is harvested.

I just feel sorry for Huizhi and the two girls, but it would be in vain for He Yongqiang to starve to death."

It was only the beginning of the month and her family had food, but the prerequisite was that Brother Li had to send her flour, otherwise it would be terrible.

"Okay! Then the credit will be mine!"

Li Zhiguo smiled. Xu Huizhen's things were not easy to take. In the end, not to mention the two girls, Xu Huizhi and He Yongqiang would also be implicated.

"You are my brother, not all are the same."

Xu Huizhen really wants to curry favor with the powerful now. In years of disaster, everyone can send her 50 kilograms of flour.

It is conceivable that Li Ge'er's own family and Chen Xueru's family are not short of food, and they must have some great skills that she doesn't know about.

Not to mention food, just Li Ge'er's plan made her convinced, as she had never won once.

After a while, Xu Huizhen took out food and money. In fact, she had saved a separate sum of money for Xu Huizhi. She was reasonable with outsiders and was still tolerant to her own family.

After Li Zhiguo took over, he said, "Oh, there is one more thing. I was specially recruited by Peking University and will go to college at the end of August. I was recommended to study in the Chinese Department of Peking University."

"Ah! Brother, you're going to college now? You don't need to take the college entrance examination?"

Xu Hui was really confused. Although she knew that her brother was in high school and had some plans, she still found it a bit absurd that he suddenly became a college student at Peking University.

"They say I'm a special recruit, so I don't need to take the college entrance exam. Even if I do, I'm not afraid because I've studied hard on my own."

It is about twelve kilometers from the Siheyuan to Peking University, and it is a little further, sixteen kilometers, from Qianmen Street. It is okay to ride a bicycle, as he does not go to school every day.

"Brother, you are so awesome!"

Xu Huizhen's face was full of admiration. This was Peking University, and the student was admitted by recommendation. It was simply unimaginable.

"Okay, I'm leaving."

Li Zhiguo simply wanted to show off. Going to university is a matter of supreme honor and should be publicized.

When we arrived at the canteen, we saw Xu Huizhi and her two daughters had finished their meal.

When Xu Huizhi saw the bag of grain, her eyes lit up.

"Ten kilograms of food and one hundred yuan, take them home and live your life!

However, next time, if He Yongqiang doesn’t come, nothing I say will work.”

Li Zhiguo didn't have to guess, this girl would have to come again in the future. Apart from anything else, she could get food for the work points she earned, but there wasn't much money.

Xu Huizhi has to take care of the children, so He Yongqiang and his father have to work together. They earn less than five yuan a month, and they have to support two girls' education in the future. Isn't this nonsense?

He Yongqiang's greatest strength is that he is loyal enough. He gave up being the rich young master of a tavern and eloped to the countryside to farm, and as a result he almost starved to death.

But the shortcomings are equally exaggerated. Abandoning the original wife during childbirth is not a human being.

"Thank you, thank you Brother Li."

Xu Huizhi knew that she could survive. With the money and food, she could live. She had a way to buy food.

"Go back early, there will be no buses if you are late."

As Li Zhiguo spoke, he grabbed a handful of candy and gave some to the two girls.

"Thank you Uncle Li."

The two girls were so happy, now they knew it was a good thing.

Xu Huizhi took the two girls and left with many thanks. But when she got home she saw He Yongqiang lying on the bed.

"Where have you three gone again? Huizhi, you are not still thinking about that silly Zhu, are you?"

He Yongqiang sat up immediately, but his face twitched in pain. His leg was injured. There was a bunch of wild vegetables on the table.

"What idiot, I went to find my sister, and Brother Li helped me get ten kilograms of food and eighty yuan.

Yongqiang, your leg is injured. Oh, this will cost money again. "

Xu Huizhi almost wants to hit someone. She is not good at anything and can even get injured while digging wild vegetables. Doesn't this delay her from earning work points?

"You said Brother Li helped you get food and money. That's fine. He's a good man, different from others."

He Yongqiang knew who Li Zhiguo was. He had heard about him from his uncle when he was still in the city. Last time, he even asked for 20 yuan for his family.

"That's certainly different, he loves our daughter and even gave her some candy.

I asked around in the canteen. Li Ge'er's wife gave birth to two sons, but no daughters. He loves daughters and often plays with my sister's two daughters."

Xu Huizhi was still a little smart. She knew that it would not be possible to ask for money alone, so she brought two girls with her.

She secretly withheld twenty yuan so that He Yongqiang would not lose it and kept it for emergency use.

He Yongqiang nodded and said, "Those who have sons want daughters, and those who have daughters want sons. They all want to have both sons and daughters. Huizhi, when life gets better, you can continue to have children and give me a son."

"Hey! Yongqiang, Brother Li said that next time I go to ask for money, I have to take you with me. He wants to meet you."

Xu Huizhi talked about this matter, and it has been mentioned twice.

"Ah! I'm afraid he will hit me!"

He Yongqiang was stunned. This person was Xu Hui's real brother. If things went wrong, he would have to deal with him.

……

At this time, Li Zhiguo was drinking in a tavern and called Fan Jinyou to join him for a couple of drinks.

"Xiao Fan, your wife is fine!"

He mentioned this important event, that Fan Jinyou married the cousin of Director Ma's wife at the grain station, the 200-pound pig girl.

"pretty good."

Fan Jinyou looked unhappy. It was a year of great disaster, and thanks to Director Ma, the family had some food, but his wife still weighed 200 kilograms, and he had lost weight. He didn't want to go home after work and just wanted to be on duty.

Li Zhiguo whispered, "Xiao Fan, I talked to Director Ma a while ago, and he asked me to take care of you.

You have been my brother for many years, so you should continue to gain experience here.

After a few years, when the public-private partnership ends, I would like to recommend you to be the manager of the silk shop."

"Ah! They recommended me to be the manager of the Silk Shop. That's seven shops plus the big canteen in front of the store!"

Fan Jinyou was so happy that he could not be more happy. The yard he lived in now was rented under the name of the silk shop, and he sublet two rooms from it.

"Don't be impatient. I told you to wait a few years. You can just work here peacefully now..."

Li Zhiguo made big promises and drank some wine, but Chen Xueru still hadn't come, so he simply went back to the cafeteria to eat.

As a result, I met Chen Xueru on the way. This is fate. "Zhiguo, you've been waiting for a long time. You just talked to the director for too long."

Chen Xueru got off the tricycle, paid the original fare, and then got on the back seat of the bicycle.

"Let's talk in the cafeteria."

Li Zhiguo took the people to the Qianmen cafeteria and then went to the private room upstairs.

"Director Auntie has applied for retirement from the street office. She recommended me to be the director of the neighborhood committee and Huizhen to be the deputy director."

Chen Xueru felt that she should win based on her own abilities.

"This is a good thing. Director Li should be fine."

Li Zhiguo thought, I asked you to donate 5,000 yuan, and it worked. Now he will send 50 kilograms of flour to the director's home, which will be safer.

"Xue Ru, now that you are the director of the neighborhood committee, you should stop occupying the position of private manager and give up the salary. Promote He Yumei to be the deputy manager.

If Chuntao and she listen to you, the silk shop will stay in order."

"Well, I'll listen to you. Yumei has been in the store for many years."

Chen Xueru had savings in the bank, a three-story courtyard house, and would soon be the director of the neighborhood committee. She really had everything she needed.

Li Zhiguo immediately told his concubine that he wanted to study at Peking University. If he made any achievements, he would naturally report to his concubine so as not to take the household allowance for nothing.

"Ah! You are studying in college now, Peking University?"

Chen Xueru was also surprised. She thought it could be at most the University of Mining and Technology, but she ended up going straight to Peking University.

"Of course. I will study chess and go to college. Our family has excellent genes, uh, heredity."

Seeing that the food had not been served yet, he added, "In a few years, when I graduate from college, I will move here, and Guan Xiang will also come here to attend junior high school."

"That's great. When can I ask Sister Huairu to bring the child to meet me?"

Chen Xueru wanted to clear up this relationship, as she was also the legal wife.

"Well, let's talk about it after she gives birth to her third child. Maybe next year!"

Li Zhiguo also felt that he couldn't keep it a secret forever, and it didn't matter if he told his family members the truth, since there were more than one of them anyway.

……

At the gate of Red Star Middle School, He Yushui trotted out of the school with a lunch box in his hand.

"Haitang, why do you come to see me at this time?"

"Yushui, there is something I need. Can you help me with something?"

Yu Haitang said with some embarrassment: "There's news from the street office that they're going to organize a broadcaster training class. I want a spot, but my family doesn't have any connections, so there's definitely no place for me."

"Ah! My family has nothing to do with it. I can have a say with my stepmother, but it has nothing to do with the Street Office."

He Yushui was also in a dilemma as she had never done such a thing before.

"Yushui, can you find Brother Li? Didn't you say before that the jobs for the young people waiting to be employed in your hospital were all arranged by Brother Li?"

Yu Haitang came here just for Li Zhiguo, but she couldn't go there on her own.

"Brother Li is no longer in school. He was admitted to Peking University and is staying at home."

He Yushui thought that it should be possible to find Brother Li, as Haitang already knew him.

"Ah! You're studying at Peking University now?"

Yu Haitang was confused, he was only in the first year of high school!
"It's a long story, Haitang, don't worry. Wait until I get out of school, and then come back with me to the courtyard to find Brother Li."

He Yushui was worried that she would be disappointed at noon because Brother Li sometimes went out during the day.

Later, Li Zhiguo wiped his mouth and went back to the yard. He ate cooked beef in the evening so that the family could not lack nutrition.

"Hey, Li Zhiguo, where did you go today? Someone just wanted to see you."

Yan Bugui heard the noise and rushed back from the house.

"Who is looking for me?" Li Zhiguo thought about it and thought that no one would come to him.

"It's Yu Shui's female classmate, asking me if you are in the school."

Yan Bugui pushed the frame of his glasses, but didn't think about it that way. He was just curious why a girl would look for a bad boy.

"I guess he's here to borrow some books. I'll go take a look."

He pushed his bicycle to the central courtyard and saw the door of the He family's ear room opened and He Yushui trotted out.

"Brother Li, you're back."

"Well, who did you bring to the courtyard?"

It's just past four o'clock and people who work haven't returned yet.

Well, without waiting for He Yushui to answer, Qin Jingru, Guan Xiang, and Yu Haitang all came out of the house.

It is connected here, with primary school, junior high school, high school, and those who failed the exam and are unemployed are all included.

"Brother Li, I'm looking for you."

Yu Haitang trotted forward, wearing two whips, at the age of youth and vitality.

"You're looking for me? What's the matter? Let's go to my house and talk!"

Although Li Zhiguo didn't see the aunties around, they were all watching from behind the windows of each house, so he had to be careful about the impact of his words.

"Hey!"

The four of them followed him to the backyard, and Guan Xiang was sent to the next room to do his homework.

When they got to the main hall and opened the door, Li Zhiguo said, "Haitang, what's the matter? Tell me."

"Brother Li, it's like this. The street wants to organize a broadcaster training class..."

As Yu Haitang spoke, she looked around the room. It was quite nice, and there was another room next door.

“I know about this. Last month, the Personnel Bureau announced that they would set up a small broadcasting class of 30 people.

We are recruiting girls who have a junior high school education or above, are under 20 years old, can speak Mandarin, and have a light accent. "

Mandarin has existed long before the founding of the People's Republic of China, but the accent in Beijing is heavy and Mandarin is not accurate, so it has been led astray.

"Ah, Brother Li, you know about this, so can you help me get a spot? I'll ask my dad to prepare a gift."

Yu Haitang also knew that if you wanted to ask for help through connections, you had to give gifts, and you couldn’t ask people to help you for free.

Li Zhiguo thought about it and realized that Yu Haitang could be selected without his help. This girl had a nice voice and a good image.

"By the way, where's your sister, what is she doing?"

He answered the question irrelevantly and did not give in right away.

"My sister became an apprentice at the beginning of the year. It's not a good job."

Yu Haitang is three years younger than her sister. She doesn’t want to wait two or three years to get a bad job, so she wants to be a broadcaster.

"Well! How about this? Come to the hospital tomorrow to find me, and I'll take you to the street to ask about the situation. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Li Zhiguo has long been acquainted with Director Wang of this street. He was introduced by Director Li. This is the base camp, so how can it work without connections?

"Hey! Thank you, Brother Li."

There was a hint of sweetness and a bit of coquettishness in Yu Haitang's voice.

"What are you thanking me for? We've known each other since we were kids. Come alone tomorrow, and when you're done, ask your dad to give you a bonus."

Li Zhiguo stood up and opened the cupboard, then took out some snacks, including shelled peanuts and candies. He asked the three girls to grab a handful and put them in their pockets.

"Go play, don't call the doorbell, let him do his homework."

"Hey!"

The three maids happily went to the central courtyard, and wanted to go to Yu Shui's room to talk about their boudoir.

"Hey, Yushui, what are you doing? Whose girl is this?"

Sha Zhu came back carrying a net bag. The factory did not entertain him, so he left early. It was a year of great disaster, and they didn't entertain him more than twice a month.

He, the chef, also had a hard life. He would eat alone when he got home at night, and his lunch box was empty.

"Silly brother, this is Yu Haitang, my junior high school classmate, she came to play with me."

He Yushui introduced it and wanted to take people with him.

Sha Zhu's eyes lit up and he said quickly, "Your classmate, that's great, it's almost time for dinner, stay for dinner tonight."

"Silly brother, Haitang has to go back soon, so I won't talk to you anymore. We have something else to do."

He Yushui ignored Silly Brother and pulled Yu Haitang and Qin Jingru to her room.

"Hey, you're not happy about being invited to dinner!"

Sha Zhu muttered to himself that he had just thought that the girl was quite pretty, but a little young.

In the ear room, Yu Haitang said, "Yushui, that's your brother. I thought he was your father."

"Ah, my silly brother does look a little older, but he's only in his twenties, not yet thirty.

Haitang, don't talk about my silly brother. Brother Li just asked you to come to him tomorrow. He will definitely find a way to get you into the broadcaster class. Then you will be a broadcaster."

If He Yushui was not in high school, he would have dreamed of having such an opportunity. How great it would be! He wouldn't have to work in the workshop and could just recite the broadcast scripts. How relaxing!

And after completing the training course, you will be arranged a job.

(End of this chapter)